Chapter 184 Shoukang Palace
Chapter 184 Shoukang Palace
Even if there is, it is impossible for the Mongolian bloodline to be strengthened in the later emperors of the Qing Dynasty. With the dilution from generation to generation, the influence of Mongolia, especially Khorchin, on the Qing Dynasty will become negligible.
After listening to Kangxi's explanation, the Empress Dowager realized that she had misunderstood him. She felt a little embarrassed, "I understand what the emperor meant. Send the child to Shoukang Palace. Having a child to accompany you will make your mother happier."
"Yes."
Kangxi felt relieved after getting the empress dowager's approval. He didn't expect that Ji Nai was quite smart sometimes. But it could also be that smart people like to overthink and complicate things.
After Kangxi left, the Empress Dowager asked Su Malagu, "Whose palace did the emperor stay in yesterday?"
"It's the Zhongcui Palace."
After receiving the answer, the Empress Dowager did not speak again, as if the matter had just passed.
On the day when Prince Gong's eldest daughter entered the palace, the empress fulfilled all the obligations of a empress and an aunt. She even did not ask anyone else to carry the child on the way to Shoukang Palace. By the time they arrived at Shoukang Palace, the empress's hands were so sore that she could not lift them.
Facing everyone's doubts, the queen just smiled faintly to the queen mother and said: "In the past, I have done many wrong things, which led to misunderstandings, and no one believed me.
I have experienced the feeling of being wronged, and I don’t want to experience it again, so I want to change, so that at least when it happens again, I won’t be alone and helpless.”
The Grand Empress Dowager would naturally not believe the Queen's lies, but now they were in Shoukang Palace, and the one in charge was the soft-hearted Empress Dowager, so when Concubine Hui jumped up and said that the flower-viewing banquet was not a misunderstanding, she was interrupted by the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager spoke in Mongolian, which of course no one else could understand. But no one dared to interrupt her. When the palace maid beside her translated what the Empress Dowager said, Concubine Hui's face turned red with anger, but she did not dare to refute.
The Queen Mother said: "Since the Queen is willing to change for the better, we should give her a chance and not mention the past. As for Concubine Hui, you should respect the Queen."
Not long after, the queen suggested again: "There is a new sister in the palace. Her brothers and sisters must meet her. Otherwise, when they meet in the future, they will not know who the other person is."
What I mean is that even if such a young child really saw it, how could he remember it? However, it was obvious that the queen was really trying to please the queen mother, so naturally, others would not ruin the atmosphere just to go against the queen.
Except for Concubine Hui, who finally caught the Queen's fault, how could she let it go. "Your Majesty, you really don't care about your children. Except for my Chengqing, the other children are not in good health. You can't just ignore them to please the Queen Dowager."
Concubine Hui thought that there was nothing wrong with what she said. After all, she was considering the health of her child and was concerned about other people's children. Her own Chengqing was in good health.
However, she did not notice that the smile on the Empress Dowager's face had disappeared, and Su Malagu beside her did not look very happy either. That's right, although Concubine Hui's words were accusing the Empress, they also implied the Empress Dowager.
This is something that she, a concubine, could consider, but the Empress Dowager, as the grandmother of the princes and princesses, did not consider this and was ready to agree to it. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Empress Dowager?
Especially since this imperial grandmother was not her biological daughter, things became even more complicated.
As the confidant of the Grand Empress Dowager, Su Malagu would naturally not allow the Empress Dowager to be bullied. She was about to say something but was interrupted by Ji Nai. It was better for her to say some things herself.
"We all know that Concubine Hui has a loving motherly heart. However, the weather is not very cold now. It is okay to just ask the wet nurses to wrap the child more warmly."
"Sister Ma Jia is willing to do this?" Concubine Hui said this in a sarcastic tone. She was mocking Ji Nai. In order to please the Empress Dowager, she was willing to let Cheng Rui take the risk again and appear under the nose of the vicious Queen.
"Of course I feel sorry for Chengrui, but just because the child is in poor health doesn't mean we have to keep him indoors forever." Ji Nai would not indulge Nara and directly retorted.
The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with the palace maid's translation. She had always liked Ma Jia. Ma Jia was a beauty, and the Empress Dowager loved looking at beauties the most. However, she also knew the knot in the heart of the Grand Empress Dowager, so she never got close to her.
Now that the other party has helped her out, she is even happier. Moreover, the Empress Dowager believes what Ma Jia said. Although she herself has never raised a child, so she does not understand these things, but she is very convinced by Ma Jia.
Everyone in the palace witnessed how well Chengrui was taken care of by Ma Jia. It was a pity that he encountered such an incident later, which destroyed Chengrui's physical foundation and made him weak and sickly.
But even so, the other party's condition was also improving. The Empress Dowager had listened to the report of the imperial physician to the Grand Empress Dowager in the Cining Palace before:
"Prince Chengrui's body is already in a dilapidated state. He will be injured at the slightest disturbance... Even if he is well taken care of, it will be difficult for him to grow up unless something unexpected happens."
Hearing the imperial physician directly sentence Chengrui to death, the Empress Dowager was mentally prepared in advance. She was heartbroken that her favorite grandson had ended up like that.
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager naturally became cold towards the Queen, the murderer who ruined Chengrui.
Almost everyone present noticed the Empress Dowager's transformation, but in the face of everyone's implicit ridicule and Concubine Hui's blatant sarcasm, the Empress remained as unmoved as a mountain, as if she had noticed nothing.
Even Sumalagu was surprised by the queen's reaction. She looked at her several times. The queen now finally acted like a queen, but the others did not have the attitude that a concubine should have.
Su Malagu frowned and planned to go back and have a good talk with her master. The queen's unworthiness was her business, and it was not a reason for the concubines to overstep their authority.
If Ji Nai knew what Su Malagu was thinking, he would only sneer. The queen had achieved her goal, and she must be very happy in her heart, so how could she care about the eyes of others? As for Concubine Hui, the more she jumps now, the more she will cry.
This thought only flashed through her mind, and Ji Nai returned to normal. Even Yuan Xu, who shared the same feelings with Ji Nai, did not notice her abnormality. Ji Nai also did not intend to tell Yuan Xu about the speculation that was about to happen.
After returning, Ji Nai specifically told Yuan Xu to take good care of Cheng Rui tomorrow and not to let Cheng Rui out of his sight no matter what happened.
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